The autonomy plan in the Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty is “serious, credible and realistic,” reiterated the ambassador of the United States in Rabat, Dwight L. Bush, in an exclusive interview on Saturday with Maghreb Arab Press (MAP).

The autonomy plan in the Sahara by Morocco introduced in 2007 constitutes "a serious and credible basis" for a negotiated solution to the conflict over the Sahara, claimed French deputies during a visit Monday to the headquarters of the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM) in Casablanca.

Morocco on Tuesday decided a significant reduction of the civilian component of MINURSO, the cancellation of the voluntary contribution granted by Morocco to the functioning of MINURSO and the review of the withdrawal terms of Moroccan troops engaged in peacekeeping operations, following the verbal blunders of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Sahara issue.

More than 180,000 people participated in a spontaneous popular march Tuesday in the southern city of Laayoune to denounce the verbal blunders of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara.

Forum of Presidents of the Legislative Bodies of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (known by its Spanish acronym FOPREL) supports the territorial integrity of Morocco and its efforts to reach a solution to the Sahara issue, FOPREL President, Mario Taracena Diaz-Sol, said Monday in Rabat.